Eyeglasses.



E. L. FRANKLIN.-

EYEGLASSES.

APPLICATION HLED DEC. 9. I913.

Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

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ERNEST L. FRANKLIN, F PORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-HALF T0 WILLIAM F. KIENAS, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

EYEGLASSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

Application filed December 9, 1913. Serial No. 805,611.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERNEST L. FRANKLIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyeglasses, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to finger-pieces with adjusting means operated thereby, and has for its object to provide an article of this kind that is artistic as well as practical and further to provide a device that is simple in construction, eflicient in action, du-

rable, and inexpensive in manufacture.

IVith these and other useful objects in view, my invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts to be fully hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In order to more clearly comprehend my invention and the art to which it relates, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 is a front elevation of my invention with parts of the lenses attached thereto; Fig. 2 is a plan view of same; the lenses being removed; Fig. 3 is adetail showing the operation of the spring with relation to the saddle; Fig. 4 is an end -elevation of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a. section through a portion of the saddle, showing the leafspring therein, and Figs. 6, 7 8, 9 are details of construction.

In the several figures of the drawing, like characters of reference indicate like parts, of which the numeral 2 indicates the bridge, to which is integrally fastened a shank 3; said shank being formed by bending as at 4:, and thence extending rearwardly where said shank is attached to outwardly projecting straps 5 which hold the lenses 6. Attached to the front portion of bridge 2 are lugs 7, to which are pivoted guards 8 by means of bosses 9; said bosses being pivotally mounted therefore upon said bridge by means of screws 10 which pass through the upper bosses and downwardly through lugs? and are threaded into the lower bosses 9. Forwardly and horizontally extending from lugs 9 are clips 12, to which are at tached the finger-pieces 13 that operate the guards 8 to predetermined positions on the nose.

Passing longitudinally of bridge 2 are slots 14 to receive leaf-springs 15 which pass into said slots a distance predetermined by shoulders 16. The clips 12 re ister with the horizontally projecting positions of said leaf-springs which regulate the grip of the guards on the nose.

In order to operate the guards 8 with relation to the nose, the finger-pieces 13 are pressed toward each other in the usual manner, and guards are opened to a sufficient width to engage the nose on opposite sides when the operating means are released. To remove the glasses the operating means are again pressed together. 7

My invention may be constructed of any and use the same, what I claim and desire,

to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an eye glass mounting, a bridge, shanks integral with said bridge, lens holding means integral with said shanks, a hollow sleeve extending longitudinally in front of said bridge and integrally attached to same, leaf springs adapted to enter said sleeve and to project from the sleeve in substantially the plane of said bridge, rearwardly extending nose guards pivotally mounted upon said bridge adjacent said shanks, forwardly extending clips integral with said nose guards and adapted to engage said springs, and forwardly extending finger-pieces integral with said nose guards for manually operating said nose guards.

2. An eye glass mounting comprising in one piece of material a bridge, shanks at each end of said bridge, and lens holding means upon each shank. in combination with leaf springs forwardly mounted upon said bridge and extending longitudinally in substantially the same plane of said bridge, rearwardly extending nose guards pivotally mounted upon said bridge, and forwardly sleeve forwardly and longitudinally dis-- posed upon said bridge, and a duality of lens clamps, in combination with a duality of fiat leaf springs inserted within the open ends of said hollow sleeve and extending I therefrom in substantially the's'ame plane therewith, a duality of nose guards pivot ally mounted upon said bridge adjaoentthe open ends of said sleeve, *clips'integral with said -nose' guards adapted to engage said springs and adapted to'iatford means for 15 a manually operating said nose guards.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses. I,

ERNEST 7L. FRANKLIN. V Witnesses: V '1 7 PETER HABnRnm,

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